Four Reasons Why School Tablet Rollouts Can Stumble - Or Fail
Even the best technology can't overcome poor planning and lack of follow-through.
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Diarmuid Mallon
Diarmuid Mallon is the Lead, Global Marketing Solutions & Programs – Mobile, which includes the SAP Mobile Services division and SAP Mobile solutions. He has worked in the mobile industry since 1996. Follow him here at UberMobile and @diarmuidmallon.
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Map: Back-To-School Drives 100+ Huge iPad & Tablet Deployments
Apple's right: K-12 schools are embracing the iPad, as this Google Map of tablet rollouts show.
Chart: Top 100 iPad Rollouts by Enterprises & Schools (Updated Oct. 16, 2012)
In the latest iteration of my rankings of the largest iPad deployments, K-12 schools step into the spotlight.
How Did SAP's CIO Spend His Summer Vacation?
Summer is not when CIOs usually start or ramp up major projects. Not so for SAP CIO Oliver Bussmann.
Apple Battles With Android-Centric MirrorLink For Control Of Connected Car
There are two cross-vendor efforts to defragment the car computer space and appify your automobile. With the outcome uncertain, developers remain in limbo.
Gartner: Mobile Is Not The Edge, But The Center, Of Your IT Universe
Devices may occupy the physical periphery of your company's tech infrastructure. That's not stopping mobile from becoming the new "focal point" of your IT architecture, according to Gartner.
Will The New Wave Of Prosumer Tablets Beat The iPad In The Enterprise?
The list of vendors preparing business-minded, consumer-lovable tablets includes HP, Samsung, and, it can be argued, Microsoft and the entire Windows 8 ecosystem. Whether they will succeed in knocking out the iPad is a much tougher call.
Infographic: The Six Most Texted-About Moments Of London 2012 Olympics
2012 should henceforth be known as The Mobile Games, as tablets, apps and SMS all made a huge impact on athletes and spectators alike.
CIO On Windows 8 Tablets: "Best Solution Currently Available"
Last week, I argued that Seton Hall University's choice to standardize on a single platform - Windows 8 tablets and PCs - was the wrong strategy in the age of BYOD and end-user choice. Here, I give Seton Hall's top tech official a chance to rebut my claims.
iPads In The Enterprise Aren't Overhyped. They're Properly Hyped.
The iPad is like LeBron James before he won his first NBA championship - wildly successful but still beset by doubters. I think that's fair.